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Electrical Properties of Polyethylene/Polypropylene Compounds for High-Voltage Insulation energies Article Electrical Properties of Polyethylene/Polypropylene Compounds for High-Voltage Insulation Sameh Ziad Ahmed Dabbak 1, Hazlee Azil Illias 1,* ID , Bee Chin Ang 2, Nurul Ain Abdul Latiff 1 and Mohamad Zul Hilmey Makmud 1,3,* ID 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; [email protected] (S.Z.A.D.); [email protected] (N.A.A.L.) 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; [email protected] 3 Complex of Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia * Correspondence: [email protected] (H.A.I.); [email protected] (M.Z.H.M.); Tel.: +60-3-7967-4483 (H.A.I.) Received: 12 April 2018; Accepted: 30 May 2018; Published: 4 June 2018 Abstract: In high-voltage insulation systems, the most commonly used material is polymeric material because of its high dielectric strength, high resistivity, and low dielectric loss in addition to good chemical and mechanical properties. In this work, various polymer compounds were prepared, consisting of low-density polyethylene (LDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP), HDPE/PP, and LDPE/PP polymer blends. The relative permittivity and breakdown strength of each sample types were evaluated. In order to determine the physical properties of the prepared samples, the samples were also characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results showed that the dielectric constant of PP increased with the increase of HDPE and LDPE content. The breakdown measurement data for all samples were analyzed using the cumulative probability plot of Weibull distribution. From the acquired results, it was found that the dielectric strengths of LDPE and HDPE were higher than that of PP. Consequently, the addition of LDPE and HDPE to PP increased the breakdown strength of PP, but a variation in the weight ratio (30%, 50% and 70%) did not change significantly the breakdown strength. The DSC measurements showed two exothermic crystallization peaks representing two crystalline phases. In addition, the DSC results showed that the blended samples were physically bonded, and no co-crystallization occurred in the produced blends. Keywords: insulation materials; dielectric strength; dielectric characterization; high-voltage engineering 1. Introduction Thermoplastic polymers, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polystyrene (PS) are the main products of industrial engineering, which are employed in several electrical application fields. In high-voltage equipment, polymers are commonly used in the insulation systems because of their exceptional mechanical, electrical, chemical, and thermal properties and their low production cost. In insulation materials, which are produced by mixing different polymers at different weight ratios, polymers are used to modify the physical and mechanical properties of the final products, maintaining a lower production cost. High-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and PP are the most widely used polymers in the world market, employed for electrical equipment, automotive engineering material, and packaging. The most useful properties of PE and PP are oil resistance, rigidity, good Energies 2018, 11, 1448; doi:10.3390/en11061448 www.mdpi.com/journal/energies Energies 2018, 11, 1448 2 of 13 stiffness, and thermal stability [1]. Conversely, the utilization of PP and PE is restricted in certain areas owing to some weak properties such as melt viscosity. The weak properties of LDPE include a lack of mechanical and thermal resistance. Hence, numerous researchers are working on improving the properties of LDPE by mixing it with other polymers that have high temperature resistance [2,3]. In addition, the poor impact strength of PP and its weak Young’s modulus restrict its applications. These poor properties may be enhanced by mixing PP with PE [4–7]. In these blends, the impact and tensile strength are improved [8,9]. The polymer blends also compromise significant processing benefits in the melting polymer fraction [10]. The breakdown strength attracted major interest in early polymer studies. In 1955, the dielectric strength of insulation materials and its relation with the electric field strength between high voltage and ground electrodes were studied. It was found that by increasing the internal ionization through an increase of the electric field strength, an electron avalanche would form, leading to insulation breakdown if the electric field reached a very high value. The insulation breakdown is also caused by the expansion of electrical treeing in polymers, particularly in LDPE, which affects the material, wrecking its formation. Essentially, the electrical trees are instigated when the material is exposed to excessive electrical field stress over long periods of time. Defects occur, which are triggered by electrical trees, that further deteriorate the material dielectric strength, upsurge the electrical stress, and speed up the partial discharge (PD) process [11]. The tracking resistance was studied for linear low-density polyethylene and natural rubber LLDPE/NR blends with different weight ratios by measuring carbon track development and leakage current. It was found that the mixture of 80:20 LLDPE/NR was a better blend because of its lowest degradation [12]. The breakdown strength and stress tracking measurements were carried out for blends containing different ratios of recycled HDPE in resins with HDPE. It was revealed that the dielectric strength was not good for the recycled blends in comparison to the pure material because of the existence of conductive impurity [13]. These studies focused on the factors engaged in a breakdown mechanism. These factors include the dielectric properties, physical structure and deformity, additives and pollution, and space charge injection. The mechanism that leads to breakdown is still unclear, despite it is well known that breakdown is a result of conducting channels crossing the insulation material. A low electrical conductivity in an insulation material is required to avoid the possibility of breakdown. It depends on the amount and the concentration of charge carriers, the charge of the charge carriers, and their mobility. The direct current (DC) conductivity of polymer blends containing HDPE and LDPE was measured. It was found that the blend of LDPE with 5% HDPE had a reduced conductivity [14]. Although many studies on dielectric strength of pure polymer materials with micro- or nanoparticles have been carried out, the electrical properties, especially for high-voltage applications of polymer blends, are limited. Most of the polymer blends studies were performed on the blends mechanical and physical properties. However, it is also essential to assess the breakdown strength of blended materials in order to investigate their capability to be used in high-voltage insulation systems. Therefore, in this work, the breakdown strength of different blends of HDPE/PP and LDPE/PP was investigated. Weibull distribution was plotted to determine the probability occurrence and to analyze alternating current (AC) breakdown strength. The data were used to evaluate the dielectric strength of the blended compounds compared to the pure samples. In addition, the dielectric responses of polymer blends as a function of frequency were compared. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used on all prepared blended samples to characterize their thermal properties, such as the amount of crystallinity and the melting temperature. 2. Samples and Experimental Process 2.1. Sample Preparation The materials used in this work, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and polypropylene (PP), were obtained from Sigma Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA) with Energies 2018, 11, 1448 3 of 13 product numbers of 428019, 428043 and 427888, respectively. From the product specification sheets, the melt flow index of HDPE, LDPE, and PP are 42, 25, and 12 g/10 min respectively, and the density Energies 2018, 11, x FOR PEER REVIEW 3 of 13 3 is 0.947, 0.92 and 0.9 g/cm , respectively. The average molecular weight Mw of PP is about 250,000. 3 Theis required 0.947, 0.92 samples and 0.9of g/cm pure, respectively. polymers,in The addition average to molecular the HDPE/PP weight and LDPE/PPof PP is about blends 250,000. with weightThe ratiosrequired of 3:7, samples 5:5, and of 7:3,pure were polymers, produced in addi for eachtion to mixture. the HDPE/PP The mixed and specimens LDPE/PP wereblends marked with as HP1,weight HP2, ratios HP3, of 3:7, and 5:5, LP1, and LP2, 7:3, LP3were for produc HDPE/PPed for each and LDPE/PP,mixture. The respectively. mixed specimens The selection were marked on the mixingas HP1, ratio HP2, of HDPE/PP HP3, and LP1, and LDPE/PPLP2, LP3 for blends HDPE/P wasP basedand LDPE/PP, on past worksrespectively. 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